AFCON 2025 (Bronze medal match):
- Egypt 0-0 Nigeria (Half time)
It is a goalless duel after the opening 45 minutes between Nigeria and Egypt at Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca city.
This is the bronze medal match to determine the third and fourth best countries at the 35th edition of the AFCON hosted by Morocco.
It has been a balanced match after the opening stanza with one key moment where Nigeria’s goal by Jerome Adams Akor was disallowed by Morocan referee Jayed Jalal following a VAR consultation.
Akor celebrated after heading home Samuel Chimerenka’s cross from the right but the effort was cancelled after an elbow from Paul Ebere Onuachu into the face of Ramy Hisham Abdelaziz Rabia.
Besides that moment, there were only a couple of half chances from the two sides.
Ibrahim Hassan, Mohammed Salah and the big forward Mostafa Mohamed getting closer for the Pharoahs whilst the Nigerian skipper Moses Daddy Simon, Ebere and Chukwueze have troubled the Egyptian defence.
Simon was cautioned for blocking Salah towards the end of the first half.
The two teams have plenty of options on the respective benches with the next 45 minutes coming up and a possible extra 30 minutes incase of a stalemate.
Team Line ups:
Egypt XI: Mostafa Ahmed Abdelaziz Mohamed Shoubir (G.K), Khaled Sobhi Ahmed Ahmed Zeid, Mohamed Hany Gamal Eldemerdash, Ramy Hisham Abdelaziz Moustafa Rabia, Mahmoud Ahmed Ibrahim Hassan, Emam Ashour Metwaly Abdelghany, Mohamed Salah Mahrous Ghany (Captain), Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed Abdalla, Hamdy Fathy Abdelhalim Abdel Fattah, Mohanad Mostafa Ahmed Abdelmonem, Ahmed Mostafa Mohamed Sayed
Subs: Ahmed Naser Mahmoud Moawad Elshenawi (G.K), Mohamed Elsayed Mohamed Elshenawy (G.K), Mohamed Mohamed Shehata Mahmoud, Mohamed Sobhy Mohamed Daader, Mostafa Mohamed Fathy Abdelhamid Mohamed, Ibrahim Adel Aly Mohamed, Omar Khaled Mohamed Marmoush, Ahmed Eid Mohamed Gadelhaq, Mahmoud Saber Abdelmohsen Hassan, Mohamed Mohed Kotb
Head coach: Hossam Hassan Hassanien Hassan (Egypt)
Nigeria XI: Stanley Bobo Nwabali (G.K), Samuel Bright Osayi, Igob Ogbu, Ajayi Oluwasemilogo Adesewo, Oluwafisay Faruq Dele Bashiru, Samuel Chimerenka Chukwueze, Bruno Onyemaech Sopuruchukwu, Simon Daddy Moses (Captain), Raphael Onyedika Nwadike, Paul Onuachu Ebere, Jerome Adams Akor
Subs: Francis Uzoho (G.K), Amas Obasogie (G.K), Zaidu Sanusi, Ademola Olajide Lookman, Frank Onyeka Ogochukwu, Victor James Oshimen, Usman Muhammed, Alexander Chuka Iwobi, Collins Chidozie Awaziem, Ejuke Chidera, Salim Fago Lawal, Ebenezer Ajodun Akinsanmiro, Ryan Fiyinfoluwa Alebisou, Nnadi Tochukwu
Head coach: Eric Chelle Sekou (France)
Match officials:
- Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Assistant Referee 1: Zakaria Brinsi (Morocco)
Assistant Referee 2: Akarkad Mostafa (Morocco)
Third Assistant: Hassani Khalil (Tunisia)
Fourth official: Peter Waweru Kamaku (Kenya)
Referee Assessor: Sinko Zeli (Cote D’Ivoire)
Video Assistant Referee (VAR): Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Video Assistant Referee (VAR) 1: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Video Assistant Referee (VAR) 2: Hamza El Fariq (Morocco)
Commissioner: Hamza El Hajoui (Morocco)
General Coordinator: Marieme Diarra Gueye (France)